What type of property is 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY?

26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY is a 5-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

What did 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY sell for?

26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY last sold for £720,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £340,000 in September 2002, so prices have been rising over 20 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between September 2002 and June 2022, 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY rose from £340,000 to £720,000, a change of £380,000. That works out to roughly +3.9% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY?

The current EPC rating for 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY?

26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (2,099 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 65% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME7 3RY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY heated?

The latest EPC at 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY?

26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in April 2025. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY?

26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY located?

26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY sits in Hempstead, Gillingham, Gillingham. It falls within the ME7 postcode district.

Is 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY in a safe area?

Police records around 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY show an average of 10 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (362% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY?

The closest primary school to 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY is Hempstead Junior School (842m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Rainham School for Girls (2.6km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY?

The closest bus stop to 26 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY is Kenyon Walk, 237m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Houghton Avenue, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3RY

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

195 m²

2099 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Houghton Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

26 Houghton Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Hempstead, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME7 3RY). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £720,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageDouble, Integral
Corner plotYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

26 Houghton Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Houghton Avenue, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apr 2025
OutbuildingFull
In report
Construction of a single storey detached annexe to rear/side garden
Agent
Martin Potts Associates
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
MC/25/0210
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 26 Houghton Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£756,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£720,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

28 June 2022Most recent
£720,000
+111.8%over 19 years
26 September 2002
£340,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME7 3RY: £590,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in ME7 3RY

On the street

Versus other Houghton Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 26 Houghton Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,692

Street avg £3,700

On par

Floor Area

195 m²

Street avg 139 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Gillingham district page.

Full Gillingham report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

10/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Kenyon Walk — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Hempstead Junior School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME7 3RY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.6dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME7 3RY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.7dB

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